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Risk World Championships 2025 S1 – Round 3 (Reverse World, Progressive Mode)#

The stakes are rising as Round 3 of the Risk World Championships 2025 is now in the books. This was a Progressive FFA showdown on the Reverse World map, featuring unstable portals, no alliances, and blizzards shaping the battlefield.

This match was a masterclass in positioning, patience, and capitalizing on key elimination moments. While I aimed to execute a clean, well-structured game, a few miscalculations and one missed opportunity left me scrambling to adapt. Fortunately, strong positioning early on secured a top-tier finish and critical points moving forward in the tournament.

Final Results#

Round Map Placement Points Video
R3 Reverse World 2nd 10 Watch Here

🎥 Watch the Full Match Here:#

Game Breakdown & Key Timings#

⏳ 0:00 – Game Start
♟️ 7:29 – Key positioning decisions set the tone
💀 27:25 – The first elimination shifts the balance
💀 29:35 – Another knockout, and the dominoes begin to fall
💀 30:10 – The card streak continues. Another victim.
💀 31:01 – And another dead. Who is next?
🔥 34:00 – Final showdown & game wrap-up

Week 3 Match Settings#

  • Map: Reverse World
  • Mode: Progressive
  • Blizzards: On
  • Portals: Unstable
  • Fog of War: Off
  • Alliances: Off
  • Placement: Auto
  • AI Difficulty: Expert
  • Turn Timer: 90 sec

Early Game – Positioning is Everything#

Going into this match, I knew that Reverse World favors a slow buildup, much like Africa Advanced, but with even more complexity due to its large size and spread-out territories. Unlike maps where early eliminations happen at the second trade-in cycle, Reverse World usually requires three or four trade-ins before things start breaking down.

My key early-game decisions:
✔ Spreading out across 4-5 positions to avoid being an easy elimination target.
✔ Avoiding bonuses entirely – This map is too large for early continents, and players trying to hold them (like Green) quickly got punished.
✔ Watching enemy lines – I made sure not to get boxed in and kept open pathways to escape or reposition.

My biggest concern? Being too strong too early. Holding 12 territories can give an extra troop per turn, but it also paints a target on your back. I intentionally stayed at 11 for most of the early rounds to avoid becoming an easy break target.

At this point, Blue and Green had the best lines on me, so I started chipping away at Green's positioning while keeping an eye on Blue's portal access.

Mid-Game – Who’s Lining Up Who?#

At this stage, it became clear that certain players were setting up for eliminations. My priorities shifted to:

✔ Breaking Green’s ability to line up on me.
✔ Positioning to eliminate White or Red later in the game.
✔ Avoiding being lined up myself.

Players like White were doing well, but their positioning left them vulnerable to late-game eliminations. Meanwhile, Blue and Orange were making aggressive moves, with Orange breaking bonuses and shifting stacks into threatening positions.

Around Turn 8-9, I saw my first real elimination opportunity—lining up on Red. However, I missed a key portal move that would have allowed me to clean up Red’s position sooner. Instead, White made the move first, and I was left looking for a new plan.

Late Game – The Dominoes Fall#

This is where Reverse World’s chaos kicked in. Once the first elimination happened at 27:25, the map completely changed in three turns:

💀 29:35 – Another player eliminated.
💀 30:10 – The chain continues.
💀 31:01 – The biggest shift in the game.

By the time we reached the final three players, I had managed to stay out of the main elimination path, letting others fight while I kept my positioning intact.

However, there was one key mistake – I could have used a portal to grab an elimination and pick up an extra set of cards, which would have put me in a much stronger endgame position. Instead, I held back, which allowed Orange to snowball with a final set.

Final Showdown – Securing 2nd Place#

🔥 34:00 – The final battle unfolds.

At this point, my main goal was survival. My early-game positioning saved me, as players prioritized eliminating others first, leaving me to secure 2nd place without even needing to make a final elimination move.

✔ Key takeaway? Positioning > early aggression.
✔ Another key takeaway? Use portals effectively—one miscalculation on a late-game elimination cost me a potential win.

Final Thoughts & Tournament Standings#

With another 2nd-place finish, I’m still in a strong position for the overall tournament rankings. Here’s how my matches stand so far:

✅ Round 1 – Africa Advanced – 2nd Place – 16 Points
✅ Round 2 – Airship (Fixed Mode) – 5th Place – 4 Points
✅ Round 3 – Reverse World – 2nd Place – 10 Points

This means I’m still in contention for a top finish, but I’ll need a stronger push in Round 4 to stay in the running.

🎯 What’s Next?

The next round will be even tougher, and I’ll need to refine my late-game execution to avoid missing key elimination opportunities. If I can improve my use of portals and mid-game transitions, I can push for a win next time.

Did I Play This Right?#

Let’s talk strategy! What would you have done differently? Did I miss any other major opportunities?

Drop a comment on my YouTube video.